- •Endocrine System (pre text step)
- •Practice the pronunciation:
- •II. Learn the words:
- •III. Group the following words from the active vocabulary in the table:
- •Iy. Form the new words using the following suffixes & translate them:
- •V. Read & translate the following word combinations:
- •VI. Match the following words to the definitions:
- •VII. Match the synonyms: Posterior front
- •VIII. Match the antonyms: Mature male
- •IX. Answer the questions:
- •X. Open the brackets using Active or Passive Voice:
- •XI. Choose the right preposition:
- •XII. Translate from Russian into English:
- •XIII. Read & translate the text “Endocrine System”.
Endocrine System (pre text step)
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Practice the pronunciation:
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endocrine
[`endoukraın]
gland
[`glænd]
secretion
[sık`ri:ʃn]
hormone
[`hɔ:moun]
pituitary
[pı`tjuıtərı]
diodenum
[djuə`di:nəm]
anterior
[æn`tıərıə]
posterior
[pɔs`tıərıə]
thyroid
[`Ɵaırɔıd]
parathyroid
[ˎpærə`Ɵaırɔıd]
adrenal
[æd`ri:nəl]
adrenaline
[əd`renəlın]
melatonin
[ˎmelə`tounən]
vasopressin
[`veızoupre`sın]
oxytocin
[`ɔksıtəsın]
prolactin
[prou`læktın]
uterus
[`jutərəs]
ovary
[`ouvərı]
pineal
[`pınıəl]
pancreas
[`pænkrıəs]
cortex
[`kɔ:təks]
medulla
[me`dʌlə]
protein
[`proutın]
calcium
[`kælsıəm]
phosphate
[`fɔsfeıt]
glucose
[`glu:kouz]
insulin
[`ınsjulın]
glucagon
[`glu:kəgən]
II. Learn the words:
adrenal |
[æd`ri:nəl] |
надпочечник |
affect |
[ə`fekt] |
воздействовать, поражать |
amount |
[ə`maunt] |
количество |
to attach |
[ə`tæʧ] |
прикреплять, присоединять |
beneath |
[bı`ni:Ɵ] |
под |
breast |
[`brest] |
молочная железа, грудь |
content |
[`kɔnt ənt] |
объем |
cluster |
[`klʌstə] |
собраны в виде островков |
cortex |
[`kɔ:təks] |
наружный, корковый слой |
ductless |
[`dʌktl əs] |
беспроточный |
encourage |
[ın`kʌrıʤ] |
поддерживать |
exert influence |
[ıg`z ət] [`ınflu:əns] |
оказывать влияние |
fight or flight |
[`faıt] [`flaıt] |
бороться или отступать |
gland |
[`glænd] |
железа |
hormone |
[`hɔ:moun] |
гормон |
include |
[ın`klu:d] |
включать в себя |
involve |
[ın`vɔlv] |
вовлекаться |
labor |
[`leıbə] |
роды |
maintain |
[men`teın] |
поддерживать |
mature |
[mæ`tjuə] |
зрелый |
medulla |
[me`dʌlə] |
мозговой слой |
network |
[`netwə:k] |
сеть |
ovary |
[`ouvərı] |
яичник |
pineal |
[`pınıəl] |
шишковидный |
pituitary |
[pı`tjuıtərı] |
гипофиз |
rate |
[`reıt] |
темп |
secrete |
[sık`ri:t] |
выделять |
store |
[stɔ:] |
накапливать |
testis |
[`testıs] |
яичко |
thyroid |
[Ɵaırɔıd] |
щитовидная железа |
trigger |
[`trıgə] |
вызывать |
uterus |
[`jutərəs] |
матка |
various |
[`vɛərıəs] |
разнообразный |
voicebox |
[`vɔısbɔks] |
гортань |
windpipe |
[`wındpaıp] |
трахея |